“There was no MTV, there was no VHI, there was no Spotify,” says Aubrey Powell. Instead, there was album art. In the 1970s, designers were treated as rock stars–album cover designers, that is. “You ...

Calling all design geeks and fans of cool album art! Check out this thing we made. It tells the story of graphic designer Denise Burt and her album covers. Read about her process, see the art — and ...

The best or worst years of an artist’s career can be defined by a single square image. Album cover art is often the first step toward that album’s reception — good or bad — and we often associate the ...

PROVIDENCE — Salvador Dali did it. So did Pop artist Andy Warhol, fashion photographer Richard Avedon and underground comics legend Robert Crumb. What do these famous — but otherwise disparate — ...

For a band with such an unmistakable style—eyeliner, red lipstick, black garb, tousled hair—the Cure, in frontman Robert Smith’s telling, has long resisted iconography. “I don’t want to be known for ...

There has been plenty to feast on in the world of music this year, including some long-awaited returning acts. Jamie xx released his first album since his widely acclaimed debut, 2015’s In Colour, and ...

An iconoclast, a music majesty, and a true living legend—The Purple One has been known in many forms. However you may know him, as Jamie Starr or Joey Coco, as Christopher or Camille, as Alexander ...

For graphic designer Denise Burt, knowing little about classical music actually helped her create cutting-edge album covers. See her work and hear... Calling all design geeks and fans of cool album ...

It tells the story of graphic designer Denise Burt and her album covers. Read about her process, see the art — and hear the music that inspired her. Shortly after Burt moved to Copenhagen in 2000, she ...